Public holidays in 2023 in China

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 28 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 28 calendar days that fall in 2023.

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Key insights

Total holidays

28 days

From 28 holiday records in China, 2023.

Busiest holiday month

January

9 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

8 days

2023-09-29 - 2023-10-06.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2023New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2023New Year’s Holiday
Jan 21, 2023Spring Festival Eve
Jan 22, 2023Chinese New Year
Jan 23, 2023Spring Festival Holiday
Jan 24, 2023Spring Festival Holiday
Jan 25, 2023Spring Festival Holiday
Jan 26, 2023Spring Festival Holiday
Jan 27, 2023Spring Festival Holiday
Mar 8, 2023International Women's Day (half-day)
Apr 5, 2023Qing Ming Jie
Apr 29, 2023Labour Day Holiday
Apr 30, 2023Labour Day Holiday
May 1, 2023Labour Day
May 2, 2023Labour Day Holiday
May 3, 2023Labour Day Holiday
May 4, 2023Youth Day (half-day)
Jun 22, 2023Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 23, 2023Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
Jun 24, 2023Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
Sep 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 30, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday
Oct 1, 2023National Day
Oct 2, 2023National Day Holiday
Oct 3, 2023National Day Holiday
Oct 4, 2023National Day Holiday
Oct 5, 2023National Day Holiday
Oct 6, 2023National Day Golden Week holiday

Related guides & tools

Working days in China (2023)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in China (2023)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in China (2023)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in China in 2023?

China has about 28 distinct public holiday days in 2023 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 28 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

January has the most holiday days, with 9.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

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